Graduate Development Programs

IT is easy to be swept up in the excitement of starting your job in the Graduate Program and begin devising your climb up the ladder. However before you can move anywhere, take some time to address the most pressing objectives.

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You want it all? Well, you can’t have it all, but you can have most of it. Life is about choices and you must make them, often resulting in some things being excluded. It means establishing your priorities and fitting everything else around them. It also means taking responsibility for your well being. That you feel the way you do as a result of your lifestyle.

If you want to perform like a high performance machine, then you need to provide yourself with a high level of care. The more time you put into your well being, the higher your potential output.

So how do you decide on your priorities? Well it’s actually not so difficult to do. In fact I have done this for you already in …..

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Motivation has been a topic that has intrigued academics and employers alike. What motivates people? Everybody is different. However, a distinction needs to be made between motivation to work and motivation to go the extra distance.

First of all, I don’t believe anybody should have to motivate you to do your job. That is an agreement you have entered into by accepting the job. The company pays you to get the job done, so get the job done!

What does it mean to go the extra distance? It means treating the business as though it was your own and doing things that you think will help the business without waiting to be asked. Here are a couple of thought exercises to go through:

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The promotion life-cycle looks something like this:
* 1-6 months – learning more than performing
* 7-15 months –performing more than learning
* 16-20 months – looking for your next role
* 21-24 months - notice period.

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